- June 16, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
On June 7, 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 968 which prohibits a business from requiring a customer to provide any documentation certifying the customer’s COVID-19 vaccination. “Texas is open 100 percent, and we want to make sure you have the freedom to go where you want without limits,” Governor Abbott said before signing the law in a video he posted Monday on Twitter. He continued by stating that “Vaccine passports are now prohibited in the Lone Star State.”
Senate Bill 968 prohibits a business from requiring a customer to provide a vaccine passport in order to gain entry to, to gain access to, or to receive service from the business. A business that fails to comply is not eligible to receive a grant or enter into a contract payable with state funds. The new law does not provide for a monetary fine imposed on the business. The new law allows (but does not require) state agencies that oversee businesses to make…
